results of total 60 s. aureus isolates, 51 (85%) were mrsa, and of 60 cons, 7 (11.66%) were mrcons. the results showed that the mic of chlorhexidine for all 120 isolates was 1-16 μg/ml. 15 (12.5%) isolates carried qaca/b gene, 26 (21.7%) carried qacc gene, and 38 (31.7%) carried smr gene. conclusions maintenance of mrsa isolates in the attendance of low amounts of antiseptics could result in th...

Isolated perfused bovine uteri were used to study the irritation potential of antiseptics frequently used in veterinary practice for the treatment of endometritis. Comparable to the isolated perfused bovine udder (Kietzmann et al., 1993), the viability of uteri obtained directly after slaughtering of cows, was tested with the help of biochemical parameters. These parameters of the viability wer...

Various commonly used antiseptics were tested against three strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at stock strength and in serial 10-fold dilutions. The stock solutions of 4% chlorhexidine gluconate-alcohol (Hibiclens), 1% p-chloro-m-xylenol (Acute-Kare), and 3% hexachlorophene (Phisohex) produced 2-log reductions of MRSA after a 15-s exposure, but even after 240 s, thes...

question for most Indian surgeons, first because of their expensiveness, and second because of the difficulty in preserving them, as of all rubber goods in this climate, it behoves the operators to secure the best possible accesses of his hands. The following method will, I believe, be found to give not only good results, but is at the same time simple of application and easy on the hands. It c...

Dewan, P.A. et al (1987) The use of an iodophor-impregnated plastic incise drape in abdominal surgery – a controlled clinical trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery; 57: 11, 859–863. author Allyson Lipp, PHD, MSc, MA, RN, RNT, is principal lecturer, School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. abstract Lipp, A. (2005) The evidence base for using preoperative antis...